People v. Delaughter

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of committing voluntary manslaughter, MCL 750.321; MSA 28.553, but mentally ill, MCL 768.36(1); MSA 28.1059(1). The jury rejected defendant’s defense of insanity. Defendant was sentenced to a term of from 10 to 15 years in prison. He appeals as of right.

I

Defendant argues first that the trial court erred in its instructions on voluntary manslaughter because the jury was not instructed on the element of intent. No objection was raised to the court’s instructions at trial. Pursuant to court rule, no party may assign as error the failure to give an instruction…